دثر

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

The root دثر primarily relates to the concepts of fading, becoming old, worn out, or obsolete. It extends to meanings of neglect, decay, and being forgotten. Metaphorically, it can refer to the deterioration of things like reputation, hearts, or even physical objects like swords.

Derived headwords

الدثورnoun

1.
fading, obsolescenceboth
The state of becoming old, worn out, or obsolete; fading away.
2.
forgetfulnessclassical
The act or state of forgetting, especially of hearts or souls.
3.
sloth, lazinessclassical
A state of being lazy, sluggish, or inactive.

دثرverb

1.
to fade, become obsoleteboth
To become old, worn out, or obsolete; to fade away.
2.
to become forgottenclassical
To be forgotten or neglected.
3.
to become dirty, tarnishedboth
To become covered in dirt, grime, or rust.

تداثرverb

1.
to fade, become obsoleteclassical
To become old, worn out, or obsolete; to fade away.

اندثرverb

1.
to fade, become obsoleteclassical
To become old, worn out, or obsolete; to fade away.

داثرadjective

1.
old, obsoleteboth
Old, worn out, obsolete, or faded.
2.
forgottenclassical
Forgotten or neglected.
3.
tarnished, rustyboth
Tarnished or rusty, especially referring to a sword.
4.
lost, perishedclassical
Lost, perished, or destroyed.
5.
slow, heavyclassical
Slow, heavy, and immobile.
6.
ignorant, heedlessclassical
Ignorant, heedless, or unaware.

خاسر داثرadjective

1.
lost and perishedclassical
Describing someone or something that is lost and has perished.

دثرnoun

1.
dirt, grimeclassical
Dirt, grime, or a stain that covers something.

دثرverb

1.
to become dirtyclassical
To become dirty or covered in grime.

دثرverb

1.
to rustboth
To become rusty, especially referring to a sword.

دثرverb

1.
to become old and wornclassical
To become old and worn, especially referring to a place or ruins.

دثرverb

1.
to become old and wiseclassical
To become old and acquire wisdom or experience.

دثرverb

1.
to become leafy, branch outclassical
To become leafy and have branches spread out, referring to trees.

تدثرverb

1.
to wrap oneselfboth
To wrap oneself in a garment, to cover oneself.
2.
to mount (a horse)classical
To mount a horse and ride it.
3.
to mount (a female animal)classical
A male animal mounting a female.

الدثارnoun

1.
outer garmentboth
An outer garment worn for warmth or protection, over an inner garment.
2.
coveringboth
A covering or wrap.

مدثرadjective

1.
wrapped upboth
One who is wrapped up in a garment.

دثورnoun

1.
sluggishness, inactivityclassical
A state of being sluggish, inactive, or lazy.

الدثرnoun

1.
abundant wealthclassical
Abundant wealth or possessions.
2.
abundanceclassical
A large quantity or abundance of anything.
3.
lush vegetationclassical
Lush and abundant vegetation or pasture.

دثرadjective

1.
abundantclassical
Abundant, plentiful, or numerous.

دثرnoun

1.
a large armyclassical
A large and numerous army.

تدثيرverb

1.
to repair a nestclassical
To repair or fix a bird's nest.

داثرname

1.
proper nameclassical
A proper name, possibly of a place or person.

ادثرverb

1.
to wrap oneselfclassical
To wrap oneself in a garment, to cover oneself.

Parallel reading

الدثور: الدروس.

Al-duthūr: obsolescence, fading.

وقد دثر الرسم وتداثر ودثر الشيء يدثر دثورا واندثر: قدم ودرس؛

And the ruin has become obsolete, and faded, and a thing becomes obsolete, becoming obsolete, through obsolescence, and becomes obsolete: it becomes old and worn out;

أي حسبهم لم يبل ولا درس.

meaning their lineage did not decay nor become obsolete.

وسيف داثر: بعيد العهد، بالصقال.

And a worn-out sword: one whose polishing is long past.

ورجل خاسر داثر: إتباع، وقيل: الداثر هنا الهالك،

And a lost, perished man: following, and it was said: al-dāthir here means the destroyed,

فإنها سريعة الدثور ؛

for they are quick to become obsolete;

سريعة الدثور يعني دروس ذكر الله وامحاءه منها،

quick to become obsolete means the fading and erasure of the remembrance of God from them,

اجلوها واغسلوا الرين والطبع الذي علاها بذكر الله.

polish them and wash off the rust and the seal that has covered them with the remembrance of God.

ودثور النفوس: سرعة نسيانها،

And the obsolescence of souls: their quickness to forget,

تقول للمنزل وغيره إذا عفا ودرس: قد دثر دثورا؛

You say of a dwelling and other things when they become desolate and worn out: it has become obsolete, through obsolescence;

أشاقتك أخلاق الرسوم الدواثر

Have the traces of the ancient, worn-out ruins stirred your longing?

ودثر الرجل إذا علته كبرة واستسنان.

And a man becomes obsolete when old age and senility overcome him.

وقد دثر دثورا إذا اتسخ.

And it has become obsolete through obsolescence when it became dirty.

ودثر السيف إذا صدئ.

And the sword becomes obsolete when it rusts.

وهو البعيد العهد بالصقال؛

And it is one whose polishing is long past;

اجلوها واغسلوا عنها الدثر والطبع بذكر الله تعالى

polish them and wash off the grime and the seal from them with the remembrance of God Almighty

كما يحادث السيف إذا صقل وجلي؛

just as a sword is polished and cleaned;

كمثل السيف حودث بالصقال

Like a sword that was polished.

أن القلب يدثر كما يدثر السيف فجلاؤه ذكر الله

that the heart becomes obsolete just as the sword becomes obsolete, and its polishing is the remembrance of God

يصدأ كما يصدأ السيف،

it rusts just as the sword rusts,

وهو أن تهب الرياح على المنزل فتغشي رسومه الرمل وتغطيها بالتراب.

which is when the winds blow upon a dwelling, covering its traces with sand and burying them with dust.

دثر مكان البيت فلم يحجه هود، عليه السلام.

The place of the House became obsolete, so Hud, peace be upon him, did not perform pilgrimage to it.

ودثر الطائر تدثيرا: أصلح عشه.

And the bird repaired its nest through repair.

وتدثر بالثوب: اشتمل به داخلا فيه.

And he wrapped himself in the garment: he enveloped himself in it, entering within it.

والدثار: ما يتدثر به، وقيل: هو ما فوق الشعار.

And al-dithār: what one wraps oneself with, and it was said: it is what is above the inner garment.

الدثار كل ما كان فوق الثياب من الشعار.

Al-dithār is everything that is above the clothes from the inner garment.

وقد تدثر أي تلفف في الدثار.

And he wrapped himself, meaning he enveloped himself in the outer garment.

أنتم الشعار والناس الدثار ؛

You are the inner garment, and the people are the outer garment;

يعني أنتم الخاصة والناس العامة.

meaning you are the elite and the people are the general public.

ورجل دثور: متدثر؛

And a duthūr man: one who is wrapped up;

إذا نام الدثور المسالم؟

when the peaceful, wrapped-up person sleeps?

والدثار: الثوب الذي يستدفأ به من فوق الشعار.

And al-dithār: the garment with which one warms oneself from above the inner garment.

تدثر فلان بالدثار تدثرا وادثر ادثارا، فهو مدثر،

So-and-so wrapped himself in the outer garment, wrapping himself, and he wrapped himself, and he is wrapped,

يا أيها المدثر ؛

O you who is wrapped up;

يعني المتدثر بثيابه إذا نام.

meaning the one wrapped in his clothes when he sleeps.

كان إذا نزل عليه الوحي يقول دثروني دثروني ؛

When revelation came down to him, he would say, 'Cover me, cover me!'

أي غطوني بما أدفأ به.

meaning cover me with what will warm me.

والدثور: الكسلان؛

And al-duthūr: the lazy one;

والدثور أيضا: الخامل النؤوم.

And al-duthūr also: the inactive sleeper.

المال الكثير، لا يثنى ولا يجمع،

Abundant wealth, it is not dualized nor pluralized,

يقال: مال دثر ومالان دثر وأموال دثر،

It is said: abundant wealth, and abundant wealth, and abundant wealth,

وهو الكثير من كل شيء؛

and it is the abundant of everything;

ذهب أهل الدثور بالأجور ؛

The wealthy have gone away with the rewards;

واحد الدثور دثر، وهو المال الكثير؛

The singular of al-duthūr is dathr, and it is abundant wealth;

هم أهل دثر ودثور، ومال دثر؛

they are people of abundance and wealth, and abundant wealth;

مرابط للأمهار والعكر الدثر

Stables for mares and abundant herds

يعني الإبل الكثيرة

meaning abundant camels

وعسكر دثر أي كثير إلا أنه جاء بالتحريك.

And an abundant army, meaning numerous, except that it came with vowelization.

وابعث راعيها في الدثر ؛

And send its shepherd into the lush pasture;

أراد بالدثر هاهنا الخصب والنبات الكثير.

He meant by al-dathr here fertility and abundant vegetation.

المتدثر من الرجال المأبون،

The one who is wrapped up among men is the effeminate one,

رجل دثر: غافل، وداثر مثله؛

A dathr man: heedless, and dāthir is similar;

إذا ساقها الراعي الدثور حسبتها ... ركاب عراقي، مواقير تدفع

When the slow-moving shepherd drives them, you would think them ... Iraqi riders, pushing heavily.

الدثور: البطيء الثقيل الذي لا يكاد يبرح مكانه.

Al-duthūr: the slow, heavy one who hardly leaves his place.

ودثر الشجر: أورق وتشعبت خطرته.

And the trees became leafy: they sprouted leaves and their branches spread out.

لا أعرفه إلا دثارا.

I do not know it except as dithār.

وتدثر فرسه: وثب عليها فركبها،

And he mounted his horse: he leaped upon it and rode it,

ركبها وجال في متنها،

he rode it and galloped on its back,

أصاخت له فدر اليمامة، بعد ما ... تدثرها من وبله ما تدثرا

The Fadr of Yamamah listened to it, after ... its abundant rain had drenched it.

وتدثر الفحل الناقة أي تسنمها.

And the stallion mounted the she-camel, meaning he mounted her.